David is in desperate shape; he is ready to fall and his enemies, who are multiplying in number, are upon him. Can't you hear him crying out, "Where are you, God?"

How many times have we felt the same way? Sometimes, when it seems as though nothing can go right, even more bad things happen. What do we do then?

What did David do? David cried, Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. Think of the significance of that. As king, David had multiple resources, huge armies, and great riches, yet he knew that the only means of help that really mattered was help from the Lord. Not only did he know this, but he was confident that God would answer his prayer.

Do we, as Christians, understand that the only true help we have in facing the difficulties of life is help from God? Is God the first One we think of when life is tumbling down upon us? Do we really believe that God will help? Could it be that God allows desperate times to come upon us so that we would learn this very lesson?

In this self-help world in which we live, it is not easy for us to place our lives in the hands of God. We want to do something. Yet, when times are at their worst, God says, Be still and know that I am God. As Christians, until we come to the point of truly understanding God's power in our own lives, we are pretty ineffective in our service for Him.

Let us take some time today and ponder the goodness of the Lord, and renew our hope in Christ. Let us say with David, "God is my salvation!"

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I live in Pella, Iowa, with my husband, 1 child still at home, 1 dog and 2 cats. Along with this blog, I have a website: Devotional Reflections from the Bible. In addition, I am a piano teacher. I know I am truly blessed to be able to do two of the most important things in my life - write Bible devotionals and teach music.
God is so very good. My goal is to encourage others in their walk with the Lord, and to present the Gospel in a clear and direct manner. Christ is everything to me and that is my goal for my readers as well.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1, KJV
God Bless You,
Linda